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Family Caregiver Services and Supports

NASHP

Family caregiver supports can be a component of states’ Medicaid rebalancing strategies, helping loved ones remain in home and-community based settings — while potentially reducing costly hospital and nursing home services. Training includes health education, telephonic counseling, and active coordination with care management.

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State Strategies to Increase Diversity in the Behavioral Health Workforce

NASHP

The agency will draft a report on this work following the conclusion of the pilot, to include recommendations for state policy actions to increase diversity among the behavioral health work force. The same analysis indicates that among dedicated behavioral health workforces, 83.5% Further, the legislature made a $1.8 of counselors.